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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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