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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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