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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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