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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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