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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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