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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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