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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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