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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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