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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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