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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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