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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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