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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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