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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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