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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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