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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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