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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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