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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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