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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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