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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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