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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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