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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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