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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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