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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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