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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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