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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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