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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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