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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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