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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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