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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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