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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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 for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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