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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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