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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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