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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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