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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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