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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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