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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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