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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education