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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative 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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