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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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