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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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