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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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