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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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