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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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