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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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