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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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