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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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