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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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