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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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