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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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