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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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