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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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