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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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