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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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