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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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