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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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