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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around 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. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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