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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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