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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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