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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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