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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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