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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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