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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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