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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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