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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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