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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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