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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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