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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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