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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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