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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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