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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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