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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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