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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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