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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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