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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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