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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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