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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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