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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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