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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key 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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