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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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