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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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