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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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