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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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