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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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