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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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