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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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