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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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