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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources