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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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