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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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