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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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