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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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