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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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