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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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