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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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