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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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