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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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