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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over 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 courses are mostly free 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 organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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