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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). Massively open online courses (MOOC) and similar initiatives with open education resources (OERs) are allowing millions of self-directed online learners all over the world to learn from well-known trainers. These massively open online courses are customarily free for participants but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. The open education resources (OER) movement was the inspiration for the first MOOC courses. This massively open online courses book considers the best practices in blended learning technology based on decades of research. How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This fine new massively open online courses book researches feasible strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. For more details go to this MOOCs Book website.