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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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