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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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