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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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