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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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