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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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