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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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