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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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