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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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