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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants 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 normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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