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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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