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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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