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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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