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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around 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 MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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