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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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