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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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