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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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