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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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