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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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