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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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