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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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