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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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