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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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