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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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