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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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