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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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