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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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