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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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