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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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