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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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