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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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