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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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