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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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