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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major 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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