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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part 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 massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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