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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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