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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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