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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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