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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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