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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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