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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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