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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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