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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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