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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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