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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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