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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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