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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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