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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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