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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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