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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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