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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge 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 discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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