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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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