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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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