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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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