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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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