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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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