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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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