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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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