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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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