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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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