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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around 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. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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