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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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