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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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