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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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