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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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