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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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