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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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