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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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