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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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