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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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