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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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