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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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