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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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