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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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