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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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