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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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