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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of 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. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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