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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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