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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These 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. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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