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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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