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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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