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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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