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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate 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 MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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