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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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