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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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