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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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