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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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