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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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