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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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