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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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