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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always 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 having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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