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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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