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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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