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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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