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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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