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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth 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 generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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