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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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