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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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