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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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