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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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