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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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