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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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