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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines 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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