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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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