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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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