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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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