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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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