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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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