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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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