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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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