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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses 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 (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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