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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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