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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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