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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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