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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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