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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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