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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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