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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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