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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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