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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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