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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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