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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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