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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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