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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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