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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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