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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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