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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners in nations 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. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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