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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive 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 dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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