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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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