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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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