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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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