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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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