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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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