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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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