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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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