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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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