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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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