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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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