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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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