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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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