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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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