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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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