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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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