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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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 issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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