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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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