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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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