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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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