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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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