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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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