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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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