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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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