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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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