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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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