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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines 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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