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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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