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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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