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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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