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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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