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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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