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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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