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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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