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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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