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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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