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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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