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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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