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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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