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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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