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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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