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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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