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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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