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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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