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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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