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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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