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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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