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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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