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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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