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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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