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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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