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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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