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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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