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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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