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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)