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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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