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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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