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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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