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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate 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 classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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