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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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