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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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