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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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