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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student 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 distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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