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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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