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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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