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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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