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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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