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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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