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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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