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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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