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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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