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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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