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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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