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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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