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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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