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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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