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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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