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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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