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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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