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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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