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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the 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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