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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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