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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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