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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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