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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores 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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