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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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