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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.

There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key challenges associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). For more details please visit this Massively Open Online Courses Free site.

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