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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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