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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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