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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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