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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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