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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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