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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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