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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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