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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for learners all over 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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