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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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