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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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