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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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