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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations 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. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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