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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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