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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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