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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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