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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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