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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources