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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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