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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates 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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