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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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