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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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