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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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