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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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