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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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