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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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