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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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