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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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