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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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