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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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