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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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 massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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