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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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