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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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