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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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