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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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