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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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