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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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