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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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