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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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