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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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