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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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