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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in 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 for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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