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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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