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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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