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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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