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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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