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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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