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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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