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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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