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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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