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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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