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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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