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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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