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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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