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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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