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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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