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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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