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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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