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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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