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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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