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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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