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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 usually 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 also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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