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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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