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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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