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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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