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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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