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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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