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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major 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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