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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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