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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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