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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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