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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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