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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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