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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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