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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources