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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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