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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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