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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses 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 generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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