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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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