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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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