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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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