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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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