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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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