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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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