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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education