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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate 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 classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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