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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning 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 participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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