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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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