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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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