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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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