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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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