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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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