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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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