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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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