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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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