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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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