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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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