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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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