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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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