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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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