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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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