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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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