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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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