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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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