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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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