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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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