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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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