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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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