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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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