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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes 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 free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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