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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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