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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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