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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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