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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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