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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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