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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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