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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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