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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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