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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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