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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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