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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part 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 courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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