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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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