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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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