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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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