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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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