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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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