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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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