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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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