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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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