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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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