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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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