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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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