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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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