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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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