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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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