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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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