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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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