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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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