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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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