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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major 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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