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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable students all around 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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