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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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