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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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