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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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