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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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