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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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