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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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