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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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