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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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