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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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