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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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