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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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