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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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