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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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