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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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