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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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