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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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