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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important 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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