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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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