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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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