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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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