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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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