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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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