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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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