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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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