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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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