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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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