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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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