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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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