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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about 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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