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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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