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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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