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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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