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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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