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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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