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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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