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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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