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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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