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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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