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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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