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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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