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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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