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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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