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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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