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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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