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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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