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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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