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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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