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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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