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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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