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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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