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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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