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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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