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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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