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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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