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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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