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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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