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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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