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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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