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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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