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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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