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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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